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Not sugar hits’: cost-of-living package under fire
A state government launching a post-budget sell has come under fire over a cost-of-living package that critics say doesn’t make a difference to families.
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Economy
No-frills budget tips surprise surplus amid Games blitz
A pathway to surplus has been mapped out by a state government as it handed down a budget with cost-of-living relief while ramping up Olympic preparations.
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No new taxes but spending still on the agenda for Olympics
State budget is expected to ‘strengthen’ last year’s fresh start in order to ‘build Queensland’s future’.
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Town ‘sold’ in $5.8B mining mega‑deal
A $5.8 billion mega-coal mining deal has all but put a town up for sale, handing the new owner the mines, hundreds of homes and crucial community services.